Flauntin' the Facial Hair
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Comment by MaryO:
"Pouf" goes the hummingbird ;-) Love those bright little feathers.

Flauntin' the Facial Hair
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Comment by bmartuch:
I like the way the branch is a nice diagonal. Nicely composed.

Day2.jpg
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Comment by digifotojo:
Nice capture, well done.

Day08.jpg
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Comment by jomari:
Nice abstract. I wouldn't have known what it was without reading.

Day10.jpg
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Comment by totaldis:

Originally posted by bspurgeon: What automask feature? Guess I should go look... Yes, I like the scratches as well.

I don't know how I missed it in the first place, but if you are using Lightroom 2 then you should have the adjustment brush.
Under the brush settings there is an option for 'Auto Mask'.
When you are applying your adjustments (exposure, clarity, color, etc...) make sure the + in the middle of the brush stays in an area you want adjusted.
Lightroom will try to automatically detect what you are attempting to select and not mask anything else.
For instance, this was shot on a white foam board background. If you notice the background is pure white, this was accomplished by increasing the exposure with the adjustment brush on only the white background. It isn't perfect, as you can see it also lightened some of the highlights, but it speeds things up tremendously.

Message edited by author 2009-09-15 01:20:44.

Day10.jpg
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Comment by bspurgeon:
What automask feature? Guess I should go look...

Yes, I like the scratches as well.

Day09.jpg
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Comment by bspurgeon:
Small forks!

Day08.jpg
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Comment by bspurgeon:
Interesting abstract.

Day5.jpg
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Comment by MattO:
This looks to be one variety of what is normally called a Garden Spider. I like how you shot it so the legs look almost transparent. And great colors on it.

Day10.jpg
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Comment by MattO:
Interesting scrapes on the silverware. Someone was hungry. :D